First Sino-Japanese War

The First Opium War since 1839 until 1842 is otherwise called the Opium War and as the Anglo-Chinese War, this war was battled in the middle of Britain and China over their clashing perspectives on strategic relations, exchange, and the organization of equity for outside nationals. In the 17th and 18th hundreds of years, the interest for Chinese products especially silk, porcelain, and tea in the European business made an exchange unevenness on the grounds that the business sector for Western…

Brief history of Opiates Archeological evidence fossilized poppy seeds suggest that Neanderthal man may of used the opium poppy about thirty thousand years ago. Also the first known written reference of the poppy appears in a Sumerian text from around 4000 B.C. Around 3400 B.C, the opium poppy is cultivated was lower Mesopotamia. Then, during 330 B.C, Alexander the Great introduces Opium to Persia and India. In the 15th and 16th century, it is believed Arab traders brought opium to the far…

European interlopers wrote their own rules and forced the Chinese to capitulate to their imperial demands. Each European power in China controlled one or more of its ports, which they used to ship to Europe the resources they had plundered inland. At first, China refused to import any goods from European powers,…

between the Koguryo, Paekche and Silla. The Koguryo kingdom (37 BCE) stretching from the northern Korean Peninsula to Manchuria, was the first kingdom to adopt Buddhism in China. In the southwestern part of the peninsula, the Paekche kingdom (18 BCE) ruled and were in constant rivalry with the other two kingdoms of the period. The Silla Kingdom, which was established first in 57 BCE, was most powerful of the three and played a major role in developing Korea's cultural traditions. The Silla…

History:Opium War Exchanging can be agreeable ,a mass of countries trade. But does it always function the way countries plan it?The answer is no! China and Britain had a conflict due to things not always working out the way it was agreed on. A lot of countries trade goods and that assists the country because they grant others what they need in exchange of what we need. China was an enormous part of this China helped for trade to be achievable. It was challenging a war called the Opium War that…

The Importance of Re-Socialization While growing up in Wilmington, CA, a familiar sight on my daily walks to the corner store or to a tea shop a few blocks away was the sight of a homeless man. Every day, I would pass by several homeless men but there was one individual in particular that always stood out to me. His legs had been bandaged up for years and he would always sit in the same spot with his wheelchair, smiling and greeting people as they passed by. He would just sit there and…

America from the 1950’s to the 1970’s was in complete turmoil. The Vietnam War had taken over and fear was instilled into the lives of Americans everywhere. There was the fear of being drafted, the fear of loved ones leaving, the fear of loved ones dying, and the fear of war itself. Although society wanted to believe the war was notable and heroic, many did not think that way. Men who were sent over to Vietnam during the war were stripped of their lives and forced to adapt to life under attack.…

The Vietnam war is a war between the United States and Vietnam in response of the Vietnam 's support of communism. Truman was afraid that if Vietnam was left communism, more countries will join communism and the domino theory will become true which will cause major problems for the United States. The people who paid the price of this war were the brave United States ' soldiers in which they got affected by this war in different ways whether by losing their life or by beliefs that their life is…

Vietnam, historically known as one of America’s most catastrophic war and bloodstained. Thousands of Americans lives were lost, however the Americans were not the only Military force to loose mass amounts of troops in this nation’s history. France acquired years of struggle and massive thrashings against the Communist country. But one Battle in particular was the battle of Dien Bien Phu. The quantities of casualties were shocking and the tactical portion was farfetched. This Battle went into…

country of Vietnam was at war with itself and American forces. Starting in 1969, American troops aided South Vietnam in its war to prevent a communist takeover by North Vietnam, who wanted to unify the country under the communist rule. The use of landmines, an explosive mine laid on or just under the surface of the ground, arose during the Second World War and quickly became popular due to their success (land mine, 1979). After World War Two, they were heavily used in the Vietnam War and became…